Gloucestershire home enteral feeding team (HEFT)
The home enteral feeding team (HEFT) provide countywide service to patients in Gloucestershire. Find out what we do, meet the team, and check how to make referrals.
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Last updated: 29 January 2021
What we do
The home enteral feeding team (HEFT) is based at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, but we offer a countywide service as part of the nutrition and dietetic department.
Our team work closely with the local community, to support complex needs at home or in specialist centres. We visit a variety of community settings, including:
- patients’ homes
- respite centres
- schools
- nursing homes
Meet the team
Our team is made up of:
- specialist dietitians
- enteral nutrition nurses
- administrative staff
| Name | Job role |
|---|---|
| Siobhan Oldham | Team manager |
| Laura Baldwin | Adult dietetic team lead |
| Stephanie Mercado | Rotational band 5 dietitian |
| Lyndsey Tomlinson | Adult dietitian |
| Emma Caygill | Paediatric dietitian |
| Alena Gil Martin | Adult dietitian |
| Ella Warsop | Adult dietitian |
| Leisa Franklin | Enteral nutrition nurse specialist lead |
| Gemma Mason | Dietetic assistant practitioner |
| Romany Caliskan | Dietetic support worker |
| Annabel Morgan | Dietetic support worker |
| Liberty Hawker | Dietetic support worker |
| Louise Barrett | Adult enteral nutrition nurse specialist |
| Charlotte Blackwell | Adult enteral nutrition nurse specialist |
| Ruth Popham | Paediatric enteral nutrition nurse specialist |
| Toni White | Paediatric enteral nutrition nurse specialist |
| Sarah Pidgeon | Paediatric dietetic team lead |
| Maddy Williams | Adult and paediatric dietitian |
| Rachel Stuart | Paediatric dietitian |
| Kate Sansum | Team coordinator |
| Sarah Williams | Dietitian training lead |
| Edie Stone | Senior administration assistant |
| Sam Harris | Administration assistant |
Contact us or make a referral
You can call us on 0300 422 5645 or email us at ghn-tr.homeenteralfeedingteam@nhs.net, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
If you have any questions about monthly feeding deliveries, please call Nutricia Homeward on:
- 0800 093 3671 (from a landline)
- 0333 003 2971 (from a mobile)
If you need to refer a new patient to our services, please contact us for a referral form.
If you have an urgent feed or tube related issue outside of these hours, or a medical emergency, contact your out of hours GP, community nursing team, PAU or NHS 111.